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Diagram 1. Analysis of the activities of organizations engaged in tourism activities in Uzbekistan from 2005-2016.
Source: built by the authors based on survey results
The family business sector is dominated by SMEs, in particular micro-enterprises with fewer than 10 employees. Thus, most of the SMEs on the European continent, which form the backbone of the European economy, are family businesses, while the majority of family businesses are SMEs. At the same time, there are also large family businesses operating internationally. [14] According to Wenhill, one-third of SMEs are successful, one-third are at the edge of survival in combat like a double-edged sword, and the rest should not be in business. Tourism SMEs are often severely constrained in terms of product and service marketing and marketing, quality, pricing, cost control and the ability to re-adjust and adapt to existing or potential market situations. [15]
Tourism has the potential to create and exacerbate unequal regional development through the various integration of certain territories in global and local markets. The existing distortions in the post-communist economy tend to concentrate activities in urban areas from privileged regions and, equally important, in tourism. [16] Russell and Faulkner found that tourism entrepreneurs play an important role in the development of tourism destinations (when conditions are "chaotic" and "unregulated"). However, as can be seen from their Gold Coast study in Australia, the role of the sole proprietor varies with the scale and complexity of the industry, with both researchers noting a trend towards replacing the sole proprietor with corporate entrepreneurship, leading to a sharp decline in the former. [17] The international comparison of national tourism indicators is based on research published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in its 2007 Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Report.
Tourism is critical to many countries due to employment opportunities and large cash incomes for local businesses. Different countries have different strategies and approaches to tourism development, some approaches are promoted by reducing poverty, but at the same time, the lack of a strategic tourism plan and the wrong approach to tourism development can lead to problems and have a negative impact on the local environment.
It is important to remember that tourism development cannot be the only alternative way to develop rural and mountainous areas and it is necessary to consider not only the positive aspects of tourism. It is advisable to develop long-term plans for tourism development, taking into account the negative aspects of tourism and managing ways to neutralize them.
First of all, long-term strategic plans for the development of tourism at the national as well as at the regional level must be adopted taking into account the recommendations of all interested groups. The active participation of local businesses and communities in the development of regional tourism plans is important.
Secondly, before starting to promote any kind of tourism in mountainous or rural areas, research should be carried out regarding the tourism potential and local expectations of people.
Third, in order to avoid negative impacts on the environment and local communities, a mandatory assessment of this impact is required for the large-scale development of tourism projects. In addition, government support for long-term strategic tourism plans is needed.
Jizzakh was chosen as the object of the study, since, according to experts, the main consumers of agritourism services are residents of large cities. Experts also expressed the opinion that now agritourism is presented to a greater extent in the form of an excursion (without accommodation) or as a weekend tour. Consequently, residents for a short rest will choose objects that are so far from their permanent place of residence, so that they can go to them and return within 24 hours or so that it is comfortable to go to the object on the weekend without spending most of the time. on the road. Therefore, we asked experts a question about the maximum distance of the agritourism complex (ATC) the city, and many agreed that, given the transport situation in Jizzak, the maximum distance of the ATC should not exceed 150-200 kilometers. We took this condition into account when choosing the ATC in the region in the first stage of our study.